Bacterial Infection

Research Advances in Bacteria-based Microrobot.

The concept of bacteria-based microrobot has been well recognized. It has shown great advantages and potentials for the early diagnosis and early treatment of malignant tumor and in reducing chemotherapy toxicities. In this article we review the concept,structure,and potential clinical applications of bacteria-based microrobot.

Complementary sensors for rapid and sensitive detection of wound bacteria.

Dual sensors for timely wound bacterial infection detection through the measurement of pH and bacterial cell attachment were developed. A high sensitivity of -57.98 ± 7.08 mV/pH (pH 1-13; over 14 days) and a minimum detectable bacteria concentration of 103 CFU/mL was achieved for the pH and cell-based sensors, respectively. Sensors were capable of successfully monitoring growth of bacteria (Staphy...

The power of data mining in diagnosis of childhood pneumonia.

Childhood pneumonia is the leading cause of death of children under the age of 5 years globally. Diagnostic information on the presence of infection, ...

Automated analysis of food-borne pathogens using a novel microbial cell culture, sensing and classification system.

We hereby report the design and implementation of an Autonomous Microbial Cell Culture and Classification (AMC(3)) system for rapid detection of food ...

GI-SVM: A sensitive method for predicting genomic islands based on unannotated sequence of a single genome.

Genomic islands (GIs) are clusters of functionally related genes acquired by lateral genetic transfer (LGT), and they are present in many bacterial ge...

Cheminformatics Based Machine Learning Approaches for Assessing Glycolytic Pathway Antagonists of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide after HIV, thus reasoning the expeditions in antitu...

In vitro effects of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil on growth and production of volatile sulphur compounds by oral bacteria.

OBJECTIVE: Halitosis can be caused by microorganisms that produce volatile sulphur compounds (VSCs), which colonize the surface of the tongue and subg...

The role of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in predicting spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of serum procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in pa...

Currently used dosage regimens of vancomycin fail to achieve therapeutic levels in approximately 40% of intensive care unit patients.

OBJECTIVE:: This study aimed to assess whether currently used dosages of vancomycin for treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infections in int...

Community-acquired bacteremia in adult patients. analysis of 645 episodes.

Bacteremia is an important cause of morbimortality. This study describes the episodes of communityacquired bacteremia in adult patients registered at ...

Cerebrospinal fluid ferritin concentration in patients with purulent, bacterial meningitis – own observations.

THE AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ferritin concentration assessment in adults with purulent, b...

Molecular Evaluation of High Fluoroquinolone Resistant Genes in Endemic Cases of Shigellosis, Northeast Part of Karnataka, India.

OBJECTIVES: Shigellosis is an acute infection of the intestine caused by bacteria in the genus Shigella and also an important cause of diarrhea in dev...

Traditionally used herbal medicines with antibacterial effect on : and .

BACKGROUND: Since bacterial strains developed resistance against commonly used antibiotics and side effects became more serious, other alternatives ha...

[Endotoxin Contamination and Correlation with Other Water Quality Parameters of Groundwater from Self-Contained Wells in Beijing].

A survey of endotoxin activity in groundwater from 14 self-contained wells in PLA units stationed in Beijing was conducted by the kinetic-turbid assay...

Validation of an UV spectrophotometric assay for the quantification of polymyxin B in solid lipid nanoparticles.

Polymyxins are efficient antibiotic drugs used for the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections. These compounds are not absorbed in the gastro...

[Analysis of Cases with Elevated Blood (1->3)-β-D-glucan in Relation to an Infection Marker, Neutrophil CD64 Expression].

(1->3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a constituent of the fungal cell wall and its blood level is known as a marker of fungal infection including pneumocystis p...

[Bactericidal Activity of Constructed Recombinant Fusion Protein Pheromonicin-CT].

OBJECTIVE: To construct engineering peptide pheromonicin-Clostrzaum tretant krn-ui), and to test its bactericidal activity.

[Fluorescent and Magnetic Relaxation Switch Immunosensor for the Detecting Foodborne Pathogen Salmonella enterica in Water Samples].

Fluoroimmunoassay based on quantum dots (QDs) and magnetic relaxation switch (MRS) immunoassay based on superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SMN) were con...

Neural Network Model for Survival and Growth of Salmonella enterica Serotype 8,20:-:z6 in Ground Chicken Thigh Meat during Cold Storage: Extrapolation to Other Serotypes.

Mathematical models that predict the behavior of human bacterial pathogens in food are valuable tools for assessing and managing this risk to public h...

[Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pleuromutilin derivatives with nitrogen-containing heterocycles as antibacterial agents].

A series of new pleuromutilins derivatives were designed and synthesized through coupling 2-aminothiazole ring of WL001 with different nitrogen-contai...